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Forward of the CT 2025 opener, New Zealand batters had been seen on digital camera getting a bounce scare because the air present was underway in Karachi.
New Zealand batters bought a bounce scare in the course of the air present forward of the CT 2025 opener. (Picture: Screengrab, X)
Simply earlier than the opening fixture of the Champions Trophy 2025, followers in Karachi had been entertained by an air present that even introduced smiles to among the gamers forward of the match.
Pakistan received the toss and selected to bat first of their opening conflict in opposition to New Zealand on the Nationwide Stadium in Karachi. Throughout the air present the place among the batters had been placing on their gear earlier than strolling out to bat, the New Zealand batters seemingly bought a bounce scare because the fighter jets zoomed previous the stadium in shut proximity.
The eight-nation occasion was launched with the nation’s Air Drive flying over the stadium to mark the event as hundreds of followers, together with President Asif Zardari, took their seats on a historic day.
A video which was shared on X (previously often known as Twitter) captures the second the place the Kiwi batters bought scared momentarily. They had been then seen smiling as they made their means onto their discipline.
New Zealand completed the primary innings with a whopping rating of 320/5 in 50 overs. Tom Latham starred with an unbeaten 118 whereas the opening batter, Will Younger scored 107. Nonetheless, Glenn Phillips’ quickfire knock of 61 in 39 balls noticed the away facet taking a 300+ rating with ease.
On the sphere, Younger and Latham revived the innings from 73-3 with a 118-run fourth wicket stand, serving to their staff overcome the early lack of Devon Conway (10), Kane Williamson (1) and Daryl Mitchell (10).
Younger hit 12 boundaries and a six in his fourth one-day worldwide century earlier than holing out to Naseem Shah within the thirty eighth over.
Latham and Glenn Phillips, who made an aggressive 39-ball 61, gave the innings extra impetus as New Zealand smashed 113 within the final 10 overs and 64 within the final 5.
Latham hit 10 boundaries and three sixes in his eighth one-day hundred whereas Phillips’s strong knock had 4 sixes and three boundaries.
Quick bowler Naseem Shah was one of the best Pakistan bowler with 2-63 however fellow pacers Haris Rauf completed with 2-83 and Shaheen Afridi conceded 68 in 10 wicket-less overs every.
Pakistan suffered an enormous blow with Fakhar Zaman being unable to open the batting as a consequence of an on-field harm which noticed him sidelined for many of the first innings.
(with AFP Inputs)
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Karachi, Pakistan